HP ProLiant ML350 G6 Server

Data sheet

processor tower server delivers excellence with

performance, expandability, and availability. The
ProLiant Onboard Administrator, SmartStart, and
HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) give you ease
of management, while the processor and memory
upgrades support additional users, thus boosting
response times. The HP ProLiant ML350 G6 server
addresses your business needs whether you are a
small/medium business, a large enterprise, or have
remote offices.

Key features and benefits

A more secure foundation
Designed with best-in-class availability features, you
can count on the ProLiant ML350 G6 to stay up and
running 24x7:
• There is no need to panic if there is a system power,
thermal memory, or disk error. The redundant fans,
memory, power, and available disk RAID options
enable that your system is up and running.
• The ability to upgrade to the second processor
Get a competitive edge with the enables the capability to upgrade the system memory
to 192 GB, and to 16 SFF or 8 LFF hot plug HDD that
adaptable and reliable HP ProLiant gives your system architecture the room to grow.
ML350 G6 server • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial
As enhanced productivity translates into customer Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) RAID
satisfaction, it is something that you cannot afford 0/1/10/5/50/6/60 that comes with the HP ProLiant
to take for granted. Similarly, you would not want ML350 G6 make storage more reliable, versatile,
downtime to affect business continuity. So an and affordable.
adaptable, reliable, and expandable infrastructure is • Your data is more secure with the TPM (Trusted
a must for your business. The HP ProLiant ML350 G6 Platform Module) functionalities that include performing
server is designed to help you achieve these business cryptographic functions, creating, and managing keys,
imperatives. It comes with the latest Intel® QuickPath while performing digital signature operations.
Interconnect (QPI) architecture Six-Core, Quad-Core,
• You get to plan capacity and power, provision
and Dual-Core processor, serial performance I/O,
infrastructure consistently, balance physical/virtual
DDR3 memory, and tools that simplify management.
resources, while being able to deploy servers
All these features are available at an affordable
quickly and manage them from a remote location
price, giving your infrastructure the competitive
as well. All this is made possible by the ProLiant
edge in more ways than one. Additionally, the dual
Onboard Administrator.
 Enterprise-class performance • Get hassle-free set up, health monitoring, and
Combining the latest Intel QPI architecture Six-Core, remote administration with the ProLiant Onboard
Quad-Core, and Dual-Core processor, PCI Express Administrator (powered by the HP Integrated
Gen 2, and DDR3 memory technology, the ProLiant Lights-Out 2 management processor). You can also
ML350 G6 provides enterprise-class performance that access the ProLiant Onboard Administrator remotely
enables your IT administrators to: through a Web browser.
• Get high performance and optimized throughput • Enjoy the power and thermal control features that
with advanced ECC and mirroring and with the help you get a peek into the power usage pattern of
DDR3, while SAS simplifies cabling up to 16 TB of your IT architecture, thus helping you regulate power
data storage capacity supply in your IT architecture. The Dynamic Power
• Speed up execution with the Intel ultimate processor Capping feature enables enhanced utilization of power
with the latest QPI technology and multi-threaded and cooling capacity, which controls the total power
applications consumption for a fix power input in a rackmount.

• Take high availability to HDD efficiency with • Benefit from the SmartStart (included in the ProLiant
the protection awarded by advanced RAID Essentials Foundation shipped with the ML350) and
0/1/10/5/6/60 with 512 MB BBWC or 1 GB FBWC get the server up and running in three easy steps. It
provides a stable and reliable configuration for all
• Get increased network throughput and redundancy
ProLiant ML and DL 300, 500, and 700 series and
with the integrated dual gigabit Ethernet
BladeSystem (BL) servers.
Compatible with virtualized environments • Take advantage of the HP SIM and get your staff to
Will this server work in tandem with your virtualized concentrate on priority projects. You can also receive
IT infrastructure, you may wonder. Put your fears to alerts on system status.
rest as the ML350 G6 is a Virtualization ready server
system. Compatible with VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat, Adaptable and reliable
and Linux your IT administrators get a “single pane of Intense competition and ever changing business
glass” for physical and virtual machine management, landscape underscore the need for you to have an
through which they can provision, configure, start, infrastructure that is reliable and adaptable. The
stop, delete, relocate, and remotely access virtual ProLiant ML350 G6 helps you achieve that by:
machines with keyboard and mouse control. • Choosing processor and memory upgrades that
Advantages include: support additional users and boost response times
• Server consolidation • Opting for the ProLiant ML350 G5 rack when
• Resource management and high availability physical location needs change

• Cost reduction • Incorporating tape backup solutions to protect

business data
• Business continuity through improved disaster
recovery solutions • Attaching a wide array of external storage and
backup devices as data storage needs increase
Ease of management with HP Systems Insight
• Offering redundancy for power supply and fans
Manager and HP Integrated Lights-Out 2
for reliability
management processor
Tools like HP Systems Insight Manager, ProLiant • Enforcing HP strict worst-case scenario environment
Onboard Administrator (powered by the HP Integrated testing processes for quality
Lights-Out 2 management processor), and the ProLiant Energy efficient—Sea of Sensors
Essentials software ICE help reduce downtime and The HP Sea of Sensors technology enhances server
improve productivity. In fact, the ProLiant Onboard performance while reducing energy usage and
Administrator is a key enabling element for the Insight expense. Achieve up to 90 percent 1 reduction in
Control and Insight Dynamics. Insight Dynamics enables
power usage at the server level with the HP Sea of
advanced management that includes planning capacity
Sensors—the heart of HP Thermal Logic technologies.
and power, consistently provisioning infrastructure, and
It automatically tracks thermal activity across the
balancing physical/virtual resources. Correspondingly,
server through a collection of up to 32 smart sensors.
Insight Control facilitates essential management that
These sensors dynamically adjust system components
helps IT administrators to deploy servers quickly,
such as fans, memory, and input/output processing to
proactively manage performance control from
optimize system cooling. In other words, the HP Sea of
anywhere, and optimize power confidently. This is
Sensors makes intelligent decisions about how much
referred as unified management across the server
cooling is needed for the server to perform efficiently.
infrastructures for better business outcome. Forming
the core of ProLiant manageability, the ProLiant
Onboard Administrator helps you: 1
Energy efficiency based on HP testing.

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Technical specifications HP ProLiant ML350 G6 Server
Processor type Intel® Xeon® 5600 and 5500
Available Processors Six-Core Processors
Intel® Xeon® Processor X5670 (2.93 GHz, 12 MB L3 Cache, 95W, DDR3-1333, HT, Turbo 2/2/3/3/4/4)
Intel® Xeon® Processor X5660 (2.80 GHz, 12 MB L3 Cache, 95W, DDR3-1333, HT, Turbo 2/2/3/3/4/4)
Intel® Xeon® Processor X5650 (2.66 GHz, 12 MB L3 Cache, 95W, DDR3-1333, HT, Turbo 2/2/3/3/4/4)
Quad-Core Processors
Intel® Xeon® Processor X5570 (2.93 GHz, 8 MB L3 Cache, 95W, DDR3-1333, HT, Turbo 2/2/3/3)
Intel® Xeon® Processor X5560 (2.80 GHz, 8 MB L3 Cache, 95W, DDR3-1333, HT, Turbo 2/2/3/3)
Intel® Xeon® Processor X5550 (2.66 GHz, 8 MB L3 Cache, 95W, DDR3-1333, HT, Turbo 2/2/3/3)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5640 (2.66 GHz, 12 MB L3 Cache, 80W, DDR3-1066, HT, Turbo NA/NA/1/1/2/2)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5630 (2.53 GHz, 12 MB L3 Cache, 80W, DDR3-1066, HT, Turbo NA/NA/1/1/2/2)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5620 (2.40 GHz, 12 MB L3 Cache, 80W, DDR3-1066, HT, Turbo NA/NA/1/1/2/2)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5540 (2.53 GHz, 8 MB L3 Cache, 80W, DDR3-1066, HT, Turbo 1/1/2/2)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5530 (2.40 GHz, 8 MB L3 Cache, 80W, DDR3-1066, HT, Turbo 1/1/2/2)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5520 (2.26 GHz, 8 MB L3 Cache, 80W, DDR3-1066, HT, Turbo 1/1/2/2)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5507 (2.26 GHz, 4 MB L3 Cache, 80W, DDR3-800)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5506 (2.13 GHz, 4 MB L3 Cache, 80W, DDR3-800)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5504 (2.00 GHz, 4 MB L3 Cache, 80W, DDR3-800)
Intel® Xeon® Processor L5630 (2.13 GHz, 12 MB L3 Cache, 40W, DDR3-1066, HT, Turbo NA/NA/1/1/2/2)
Intel® Xeon® Processor L5520 (2.26 GHz, 8 MB L3 Cache, 60W, DDR3-1066, HT, Turbo 1/1/2/2
Intel® Xeon® Processor L5506 (2.13 GHz, 4 MB L3 Cache, 60W, DDR3-800)
Dual-Core Processors
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5503 (2.00 GHz, 4 MB L3 Cache, 80W, DDR3-800)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5502 (1.86 GHz, 4 MB L3 Cache, 80W, DDR3-800)
Processor core Dual, Quad, Six
Cache memory 4 MB, 8 MB, 12 MB
Maximum processor speed 1333 MHz
Multi-processor 1 or 2
Memory type PC3-6400/8500/10600 (DDR3 800/1066) Registered or Unbuffered Memory
Standard memory 4 GB for Entry model, 6 GB for Base model, 12 GB for Performance model
Maximum memory 192 GB DDR3 Registered Memory
48 GB DDR3 Unbuffered Memory
Memory slots 18 Slots
Maximum internal storage 16 TB
Advanced memory protection Advanced ECC, Mirroring
Storage type Hot Plug 3.5-inch SAS,
Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA
Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS
Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA
Removable media bays 5 (1 for DVD ROM)
Expansion slots 1 x PCI Express Gen 2 x16 (x8 speed)
1 x PCI Express Gen 2 x8 (x8 speed)
4 x PCI Express Gen 2 x8 (x4 speed)
Optional: 2 x PCI-X 100 MHz (replaces 1 x PCI Express slot)
Storage controller HP Smart Array P410i SAS/SATA controller (integrated)
Form factor 5U Tower
Networking Embedded NC326i PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter
HP NC382T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
HP NC522SFP Dual Port 10GbE Server Adapter
Remote management HP Onboard Administrator (embedded)
HP Insight Control suite (ICE)
HP System Insight Manager
HP Foundation Pack
Operating systems supported* Microsoft ® Windows® Server 2003/R2
Microsoft ® Windows® Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Smalls Business Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Novell NetWare
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
VMware ESX
Citrix XenServer
Red Hat and SLEX Xen
Redundant power supply Optional
Redundant fans Optional
Warranty (parts/labor/onsite) 3-year/3-year/3-year

For a complete list of supported operating systems, visit: www.hp.com/go/ossupport

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 Ideal environments and applications HP Services
Growing businesses
Easy on your pocket, the HP ProLiant ML350 G6 server’s When technology works, business works.
modular chassis provides both the flexibility to deploy The challenge of virtually every IT organization is
in a tower or rack environment, and the ability to similar: to develop and maintain an agile, efficient
expand—you can add a second processor, additional server infrastructure that delivers the service levels
hard drive space, more memory, and more storage. your business needs. HP Technology Services
offer a comprehensive portfolio of HP Care Pack
Remote and branch office deployment
Services to help design, deploy, manage, and
Security is the key issue in remote and branch office
support your IT environment, enabling cost-effective
deployments. HP Onboard Administrator provides
upgrades to standard warranty with easy-to-buy,
more secure and dedicated remote management,
easy-to-use support packages.
and control for communicating with the head office.
In addition, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Minimum Recommended HP Care Pack offerings
functionalities make your data more secure. • Three-year, 4-hour response onsite 24-hour x
7-day hardware support
Midmarket and entry enterprise
The 2.66GHz, Six-core with 12 MB cache, and • Server Installation and Startup service
6.4GT/s QPI technology with Turbo mode, coupled Enhanced service level Care Pack offerings
with advanced RAID protection makes it an ideal • Three-year Support Plus 24: 24-hour x 7-day
choice for highly available environments. In addition, coverage, integrated hardware and software
the redundant power and fan maintain the system’s OS support
performance, therefore reducing downtime. Also,
where HP Systems Insight Manager enhances system • Three-year, Proactive Select delivers flexibly
health and uptime, HP Insight Control suite delivers priced consultancy portfolio
comprehensive system health monitoring, remote control, Benefit from HP Care Pack Services helping you:
vulnerability scanning, and patch management, as well • Reduce deployment time and manage ProLiant
as flexible deployment, virtual machine management, server solutions smoothly and efficiently
and power management in one easy to install package.
• Increase uptime and performance of server
availability to your business
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